Coris (fish)

For other uses, see Coris.

Coris
Yellowtail coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Coris Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801[1]
Synonyms[2]
Allocoris Kuiter, 2010 Aygula Rafinesque, 1815 Corichoeres Kuiter, 2010 Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931 Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862 Icthycallus Swainson, 1839 Julis Cuvier, 1814 Neanis Gistel, 1848 Paracoris Kuiter, 2010 Tiricoris Whitley, 1955

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

Species	Common name	Image
Coris atlantica Günther, 1862
Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)	western king wrasse
Coris aurilineata J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982	gold-lined coris
Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801	clown coris
Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)	Batu coris
Coris bulbifrons J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982	doubleheader
Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)	spottail coris
Coris centralis J. E. Randall, 1999
Coris cuvieri (E. T. Bennett, 1831)
Coris debueni J. E. Randall, 1999	De Buen's coris
Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908	pale-barred coris
Coris flavovittata (E. T. Bennett, 1828)	yellowstripe coris
Coris flava Fricke & Durville, 2021	yellow coris
Coris formosa (J. W. Bennett, 1830)	queen coris
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)	yellowtail coris
Coris hewetti J. E. Randall, 1999
Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)	Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Coris latifasciata J. E. Randall, 2013
Coris marquesensis J. E. Randall, 1999
Coris melanura
Coris musume (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995	blackbar coris
Coris picta (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)	comb wrasse
Coris pictoides J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982	blackstripe coris
Coris roseoviridis J. E. Randall, 1999
Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)	eastern king wrasse, Sandager's wrasse
Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)	dapple coris
Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875	elegant coris

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Coris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Coris". FishBase. August 2013 version.